I did this look last night before we went out for my (early) birthday dinner at my favorite restaurant! I knew I wanted to take Chanel's Dragon out for a night on the town, so it was all about the lips for this look ;)
I hope your Saturday has been wonderful so far! I'm feeling a bit under the...
Do you like holiday beauty gift sets and palettes? Why/why not? Do you feel like you save money or overspend?
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I like it when it feels like a brand has put thought into it. Sometimes I feel like they're just pushed out to be snatched up for gifts/"convenience," but they may not be stellar.
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Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. II ($48.00) is the second installation in the Book of Shadows eyeshadow palette series. It is also part of Urban Decay's holiday offerings. You can view my review on last year's Book of Shadows for...
A new story and a new Christmas tale, illustrated – as before – by Princess Natalia. This time, she was proclaimed Empress!
A tribute to the femme-enfant, so wonderfully interpreted by Romy Schneider in Sissi: The Young Empress. A tribute also...
A play on Oh No They Didn't's "Free For All Fridays," every Friday is Free For Haul Fridays! Friday is a day for fun -- whether you're already off enjoying your weekend or if you just need a way to get through til the end of the work day, FFH is here for you!
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In just one week, Hard Candy, a colorful, tempting and addictive cosmetic brand will be hitting the mass market shelve at the largest retailer in the world – Walmart. It’s the first time a prestige cosmetics collection has gone mass and features unique,...
Do you like your lipgloss sheer or pigmented? Why?
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I like them to be pigmented enough to show up on my lips when I wear it alone, but I don't need it to be like a liquid lipstick.
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Of course, I'm not going to leave you without lip swatches! I also included side-by-side comparisons of my natural lips vs. the lipgloss -- let me know if you like the inclusion of these. I still included the full-size close-ups of each shade, though.
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MAC's Dazzleglass Creme Collection features nine shades of their newest gloss formula--dazzleglass creme. The...
Best Hair Spray...
What brand/product wins this category? Any particular reason it wins?
OVERALL, Style Black puts out an interesting mix of products all that take inspiration from shades of black. There's such a wide mix of different types of products -- from mattenes to mineralize eyeshadows to the new greasepaint stick. I think some will love it,...
Just a quick Style Black I through together this morning before I took a shower. I'm not sold on mineralize eyeshadows whatsoever! I applied these mineralize eyeshadows wet using water-based mixing medium (for better adhesion and to minimize fall out). ...
Chanel Makeup Studio takes a flight of fantasy this holiday season, inspired by Gabrielle Chanel's fascination with the brilliant plumage of exotic birds. Their lush beauty is captured in an enchanting holiday collection with shades of flamingo pink and peacock...
What are you getting from MAC Style Black? Everything, nothing?
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You already saw my haul - everything, LOL.
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Guerlain Tsarina Eyeshadow Palette ($58.00) from their fall collection is one of two palettes released (the other is Brun Mordore). Guerlain also released an Eye & Lip Palette called Volga Princess (which I haven't seen yet).
Tsarina includes four shades: a coppery...
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Maybelline Collosal Volum' Express Mascara ($5.99) boasts that it creates 9x the volume in one coat without clumping. I tried it out in Glam Black, hoping for some volume-tastic lashes with a nice black color. Unfortunately, my experience wasn't nearly as exciting as...
Every season the fashion crowd is up and on the run, crazy for the fierce and sexy fun we’ve come to expect from designers Dan and Dean Caten, the Canadian twins who know how to pack a punch – and throw a party!
With their haute hi-jinx and body-beautiful clothes...
Flashing flecks of lustrous glimmer give lips a new kind of high-beam shine, while the balm-effect of the pillow-top comfort creme keeps the supple going and going. Ultra-luxurious, no sticky smack or drag, Aloe and Vitamin E enriched, keeps lips lightweight...
As designers deepen their fascination with all things architectural, from Raf Simon’s structural dresses for Jil Sander to the futuristic, constructed ‘pod’ shoes that we saw at Balenciaga, so too goes the modern face.
The shapes and steely colours in...
What do you pair with red lips? What do you wear on your eyes? Cheeks? Clothes?
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I like champagnes/golds on the eyes and a light bronzy glow on cheeks, but I like to keep everything else subtle.
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Chanel Dragon Rouge Allure Laque
Chanel Dragon Rouge Allure Laque ($32.00) is one of the most stunning shades of red I've ever had the pleasure to wear. I'm absolutely in love with the vibrancy, subtle shimmer, and opacity. There are eight...
Again, applying MAC's Midnight Media Mattene does yield better results when used with a lip brush than straight outta the tube. (To reiterate: it's important to know that distinction--you want to know just how much...
As I expected, applying MAC's Black Knight lipstick does yield better results when used with a lip brush than straight outta the tube. (But it's important to know that distinction--you want to know just how much work you...
